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Demographics
Entertainment
Connect. Engage. Grow.

2014

Roy Quismundo
Texas State University

Executive Summary



Demographics Entertainment has been throwing their “I <3 K-Pop!” night event every month for
almost a year at the Elysium in Austin, Texas. The organization wishes to maintain and grow it’s
community, a community that surrounds itself in the fandom culture of Korean Pop music and
culture. Demographics hopes to make “I <3 K-Pop!” a staple of the Austin music scene, and
beyond.


The campaign plan has to and will strive for one goal: To have Demographics successfully
connected, engaged and grown with the community that they are in continual contact with,
increasing participation in Demographics events.


The campaign has addressed parts of the primary issues listed below, the continuation of the
campaign plan will address these issues in full: 


1. The organization lacking engagement from current community members, with each monthly
“I <3 K-Pop!” night seeing a decrease of participants. 

2. The organization not being widely known, mainly in the Austin, Texas, locale. 

3. The organization lacks a team to satisfy the needs of Demographics Entertainment. 


These issues will be worked through with different strategies involving social media, local
exposure and team building. 


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Situational Analysis



-Statement of the Problem / Opportunity 


Demographics Entertainment is facing decreasing participation in their monthly “I <3 K-Pop!”
night event. At the same time Demographics is seeking plans to bring “I <3 K-Pop!” to other
cities to cater to the ever-growing K-Pop Music community, as well as plans to host acts from
the South Korean music industry. 



-Situational Analysis

The event takes place once a month at an alternative-nightlife club called Elysium in Austin,
Texas, costing $5 dollars to attend. All proceeds goes to funding Demographics endeavors and
expenses. At the event, K-Pop music videos are projected onto large screens that surround the
dance floor where participants can dance. Those who have learned the choreography to the
music videos are encouraged to dance on stage. The bar serves soju on “I <3 K-Pop Night!”, a
Korean rice liquor. Local acts are sometimes invited to come and perform, stemming from a
Austin-based Korean artist, to a group of dancers from Texas State University’s Korean Culture
Club. 


“I <3 K-Pop!” night is enjoyed by mostly young adults and teenagers residing in Texas. Event
participation has varied, from a low turnout of 60 people, to almost double that at 150 people. At
the event, participants are encouraged to dress the way they are. No formal dress code is in
place. Cosplayers are encouraged to come dresses as their favorite K-Pop idol or anime
character.





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-Swot Analysis

Strength

- Established venue for events at Elysium
- Few competitors
- Consistent branding
- Core group of attendees at events
- Consistent graphics
- Connections
- Community
- Engagement on social media



Weaknesses

-

Vague working team members, not visible
Brand distinguished from event name
Name of the event “I <3 K-Pop”
Lack of brand “human” face
Community disengagement
Poor Management
Website



Opportunities

- Proximity to large school systems
- University of Texas, Austin. Texas State University. Austin Community College
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Proximity to other large cities in Texas
- Social media
- Print media in Austin publications
- Various Austin music festivals
- Local artist scene
- Music scene of Austin
- Community



Threats

- Hallyu Entertainment
- Team structure
- Community












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Research



-Secondary research

In 2011, the South Korean government put out a 93 page publication on their country’s official
website titled “K-POP: A New Force in Music,” where they explain what K-pop is while trying to
promote the music genre. They also have a history of K-pop. While at first K-pop had trouble
breaking the barrier into the western world, it wasn’t until that social media became mainstream
did it penetrate outside of Asia. Perez Hilton is attribute with promoting the Wonder Girls (and
helping popularize them) on his blog when they first toured in the United States. 


http://www.korea.net/Resources/Publications/About-Korea/view?articleId=2217&pageIndex=4


Looking through the Demographics archives, there isn’t much activity that is notable to note
from their Facebook and official website. Twitter also lacks community engagement. Postings
are leaning more towards a one-way communication and it’s not dynamic. 


https://www.facebook.com/demographicsentertainment

http://www.demographicsent.com/?m=201408

https://twitter.com/_demographics/with_replies



According to a case study by Ingyu Oh, she noted that K-Pop strategy to a global audience is
physique of singers, number of members, and voice-dance coordination. In her study she also
notes that K-Pop can be divided into archetypes found in traditional art form or foreign legends.
She states that K-Pop takes much of its influences from Michael Jackson. 


http://www.academia.edu/4732546/The_Globalization_of_Kpop_Koreas_Place_in_the_Global_Music_Industry


At Texas State University, there exists a club that is Korean Culture Club. The club focuses on
Korean culture. During the meetings last year (2013) K-Pop has been a focal point in the club
activities. 


https://www.facebook.com/pages/Korean-Culture-Club-at-Texas-State-University/
150898254963054


According to the Hallyu (A company that helps arrange outreach of Korean pop culture
and news) community websites there are a lot more local K-Pop events popping up in
the Central Texas area. Demographics can look at these for examples of what to do.


a. http://www.meetup.com/Austin-Korean-Language-and-Culture-Group/
b. http://fanstudies.wordpress.com/2013/08/09/cfp-k-pop-and-k-dramafandoms-journal-of-fandom-studies-special-issue/
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c. http://www.allkpop.com/
d. http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/107313/20140901/hallyu-entertainmentushers-in-new-era-of-fan-community-in-texas-plans-first-k-pop-clubevent.htm
e. https://www.facebook.com/events/751981318177454/762475690461350/?
notif_t=plan_mall_activity

The publication that the Korean government put out gives out so much information on
what exactly K-Pop is and the history, and current (as of 2011) trends that are
happening, such as the popularizing of the music genre in Europe and the United States
specifically and things that have helped to speed that up. I believe this is a great piece of
information for what I need to know about the people of Demographics and target
audience I am dealing with, especially those who identify themselves as part of the
fandom. Ingyu Oh’s case study discusses the “why” of the Korean pop fandom outside of
Korea.

At Texas State University, for example, they have a group of students who all share the
same interest of K-Pop music. They all attend the events Demographic puts on, so
perhaps surveying them later would be essential. Also, Demographics can look at what
similar groups in the area are doing to get an idea of what they can do in the future, and
of course be ahead of competing groups.

- Audiences
The audience for “I <3 K-Pop!” night consist mostly of young adults, aged 21 - 29, who live in
the surrounding areas.

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- Primary Research



A survey was conducted using an online service called survey monkey. Glowsticks were
promised in return to filling out the online survey of 9 questions. In total, there were 19
respondents. The survey was posted on the Demographics Entertainment’s official Facebook
page, as well as on their November event page on November 2, 2014. The results were
collected on November 18, 2014. The survey was offered to anybody who has previously
attended a Demographics event. The results have been analyzed for important trends and
feelings in regards to Demographics’ night event: “I <3 K-Pop.” The graphs and questions have
been screenshot from surveymonkey.com.


(Actual survey may be found in the appendix.)


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Most respondents’ ages fall between 21-29.

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ANSWERS: 


78705: 3

78666: 6

78725: 1

76201: 1

78759: 1
78660: 1
78729: 1

78108: 1

78751: 2
78752: 1
78741: 1

________
Total: 19 Respondents


Most respondents live throughout the Austin metroplex. Those outside of Austin live near other
Texan major cities. Notably there were no respondents from Houston or El Paso area.

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